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December 30, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Wichita Thunder News Release


LAST WEEK'S GAMES -

Friday, December 27th

Wichita at Tulsa, 8-2 W

-Wichita tied a season-high on Friday night, routing the Tulsa Oilers at the BOK Center by the final of 8-2. Jon Booras led the way with four assists while Ian Lowe (1g, 2a), Matt Robinson (2g, 1a) and Jesse Dudas (2g, 1a) each had three points.

Saturday, December 28th

St. Charles at Wichita, 3-2 W

-Behind entering the third period, Nick McParland and Matt Robinson rallied the Thunder for a 3-2 victory over the St. Charles Chill. Jon Booras also scored for Wichita, which tied the game in the second period.

Sunday, December 29th

St. Charles at Wichita, 5-2 W

-The Thunder climbed out of a 2-0 hole Sunday afternoon to win 5-2 against St. Charles. Ian Lowe got the scoring started with a power play goal in the second period that began a run of five unanswered goals, four of which came in the third period.

THIS WEEK'S GAMES -

Tuesday, December 31st

Wichita at Allen, 6:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE

Friday, January 3rd

Arizona at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., 1550 KKLE

Saturday, January 4th

Arizona at Wichita, 7:05 p.m., 92.7 KWME, 1550 KKLE

(All times are central time zone)

Thunder Practice Schedule -

Thursday

INTRUST Bank Arena, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (subject to change)

Media availability after practice. Please be at the Wichita Ice Center promptly before 11 a.m.

Team departs Wednesday night for Arizona

**Pre-game begins 20 minutes prior to start of all games. All games can be heard on www.wichitathunder.com or on your smart phone with the Tune-In Radio App using the keyword, Wichita Thunder**

WEEKEND SWEEP - Wichita claimed six points on the weekend and pushed its winning streak to four games. The Thunder started out on the road Friday night, defeating Tulsa at the BOK Center and ending its five-game road trip. Wichita finished 3-2-0 during that span. On Saturday night, Wichita returned home for the first time in three weeks and won 3-2 over the St. Charles Chill in come from behind fashion. A repeat performance was needed on Sunday as the Thunder trailed 2-0 before scoring five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 victory.

MILESTONE - Jon Booras reached the 500-point plateau on Saturday night with his second-period goal. He eclipsed the 500-game mark in Arizona before Christmas and has points in his last six outings (5g, 7a). The Billings, Montana native extended his point-streak yesterday with an assist on Ian Lowe's power play goal and closed out the scoring with an empty-netter. He had a season-high four assists on Friday night against Tulsa.

100 - Matt Robinson collected an assist yesterday afternoon to extend his point-streak to six games (4g, 9a). He is one goal shy of 100 for his Thunder career scoring on Saturday night. Robinson would be just the fifth player in team history to hit the century mark. He collected back-to-back game-winning goals over the weekend and now has 24 in a Thunder uniform. He is one point shy (176) of moving ahead of Daniel Tetrault into eighth place all-time in a Thunder uniform.

SEE-SAW - The Thunder blue liners are looming large at the top of the leaderboard for points scored by defensemen. Wichita has three of the top 7 scoring blue liners to this point in the season. Jesse Dudas and Andrew Martens continue to challenge each other and flip flop back-and-forth between one and two. Currently, they are both tied with 24 points in first place as Dudas has eight goals and 16 assists. Martens has five goals and 19 assists. Mike Wilson is tied in seventh place with 16 points (3g, 13a).

SPECIAL TEAMS - The Thunder power play netted two goals last night and has recorded goals in the last six games. Over that stretch, Wichita is 8-for-25, operating at 32%. Overall, the Thunder is 31-for-137 and operating at 22.6%. The Penalty killing unit moved up above 80% and killed off all four Chill chances last night.

BETWEEN THE PIPES - Taylor Nelson has been solid in net over his last four starts. Dating back to his win in St. Charles on December 14th, Nelson has earned victories each time he has gotten the call. He had a solid performance on December 21st in Arizona in a 5-1 win, stopping 27 of 28 shots he faced. He followed that up with a 8-2 victory over Tulsa this past Friday, stopping 25 of 27 shots. Yesterday, Nelson got the win against St. Charles, stopping 19 of 21 shots as the Thunder came back for the 5-2 victory. Over that stretch, he has gone 4-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .941.

CHL FINALS REMATCH - Wichita travels to Allen on Tuesday for the second time this season. The Thunder has not seen the Americans since Opening Weekend when the two teams split in a home-and home series, with the visiting team winning 4-3 in a shootout in both games. The Americans added former Thunder forward Greger Hanson in mid-November to add to an already heated rivalry and re-signed playoff MVP Brian McMillin over the weekend. Wichita added David Brown to its roster after Thanksgiving, who started the season in Allen before being let go in favor of Mark Guggenburger. Needless to say, New Year's Eve may be coming early at the Allen Event Center.

THUNDERBOLTS... Jon Booras is ninth with 36 points, tied in second for power play goals (6), tied in sixth in power play assists (9) and is tied for sixth in assists (24)...Nick McParland is eighth in rookie scoring with 15 points (5g, 10a)...Andrew Martens is tied in second in power play assists (13)...Wichita is first in shots allowed per game (28.90)...Wichita is averaging 15.03 PIM per game, which is the lowest in the league...Wichita is 5-5-1 when out-shot by its opponent...Wichita is 5-5-4 in one-goal games...Wichita is 4-7-1 when trailing after two...Last night was the first 3-goal game Wichita has won this season, now 1-5-0 on the year in three-goal contests...

Wichita closes out a busy stretch of four games in five days Tuesday night on New Year's Eve in Allen against the Americans at 6:05 p.m.

Individual game tickets are on sale now. Season tickets and mini plans are still available. Don't delay, contact the Wichita Thunder Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at (316) 264-4625. Stay up-to-date on all the news this season by visiting www.wichitathunder.com .

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